Heat
★★★★★
Horse Chestnut Root
★★★★★
Horseradish
★★★★★
Hydrocortisone Cream
★★★★★
I was rear ended in a car accident when I was 24. Since then I have been dealing with sharp stabbing burning pains in my neck. After 2 years of pain management my doctor has exhausted all techniques. Until one day he put his finger in the dip in my shoulder. INCREDIBLE PAIN surged, I felt like I lost the ability to stand or sit upright. After finding this out there isn't much that is able to be done about the horrible sensations that start in my shoulder and shoot to my neck. No prescribed external topical applications have been successful.
One day I was in so much pain I just started throwing different creams on myself. Surprisingly, I found that hydrocortisone cream temporarily relieves these neck spasms long enough to "forget" about it and move on to something else. I would say it's an aid to help me relax.
At first I had to apply frequently because I was so stressed from the pain itself. But used less eventually. Keep in mind that a hot shower stream of water beating on my neck caused "white light" ten out of ten pain that took me to the ER because I freaked out.
So I suggest applying this to a very sensitive painful area of the body due to deep debilitating muscle spasms. It really helped me get past the pain long enough to distract myself with normal activities.
(Arizona)
08/01/2015
Have you ever seen a chiropractor, massage therapist, acupuncturist or "trigger" therapist. The right professional will release that place in your neck. May take several treatments since you'd had it so long.
Hydrogen Peroxide
★★★★★
(Fountain Inn, Sc)
10/05/2013
Hello Ms Peggy from Sacramento;
My understanding of how the H202 is working to relieve leg's muscle spasms is simple: spasming may be lack of oxygen. Others deficiencies... Such as lack of magnesium can also cause spasms. But you got it right and found peroxide worked.
But go one step further. The spasms and the fact that extra oxygen helped is a possible warning for you. You might have oxygen deficiency in your system. I take Natural (not synthetic) vitamin E to help deliver oxygen throughout the body... Especially muscles. Remember the heart is a muscle.
So the point is this: If you were having muscle cramping for years and if the hydrogen peroxide helped, then you might be oxygen depleted and that is dangerous most importantly for the heart.
Vitamin E (which is refined out of virtually all our grains) is essential to oxygenate muscles. I've taken 800 iu daily for about 40 years. E does 20 different things in the system. By taking E, I don't have to take an aspirin to thin my blood, for instance. By taking E I don't worry about cholesterol levels, because nothing is sticking to arteries, the E coating the veins and arteries. By taking E I know there will be no sudden heart craved spasm of my heart... instant death.
Remember the heart is constantly working and of all the muscles the one you cannot afford to have spasm!
Natural E is called "d-alpha tocopherol" and you get it in health food stores ... not in drug stores which sell the synthetic.
Start with 200 iu daily and over a few months increase to 400 and then go to 800. E will dissolve existing plaque formation so the slow start up of E is better so there is not a sudden release of a clump of plaque.
Glad you found a solution,
Dave
Hydrogen Peroxide Inhalation
★★★★★
(Greater Boston, MA)
10/18/2008
★★★★★
Muscle spasms/leg cramps
In the middle of the night, I am often awakened by horrific leg cramps (calves). I, too, remembered the Bill M. peroxide inhalation....took out my handy-dandy nasal spray bottle with 3% peroxide, and inhale about four sprays at once, and hold my breath as long as I can. The pain disappears within ten seconds. This works for me, and might help someone else.
Ramona
Hydrogen Peroxide Topically
★★★★★
Hypothyroidism Link to Leg Cramps
★★★★★
Iodoral (Iodine & Potassium Iodide)
★★★★★
Did that and, within 3 days, the leg and feet cramps are worse than ever. So, I added back in the ioderol, and, voila! the cramps are better. I go back in 2 weeks for a recheck of the thyroid, to see if the levo is helping.
Any thoughts? I will tell him what happened and what I'm doing for it, but I need to cover all the bases and need input. Thanks.
Ivory Soap
★★★★★
Lemon Juice
★★★★★
This was not sustainable, so on the second or third night, I was about to break the fast. But first I tried drinking various herbal teas with liberal amounts of lemon juice (from concentrate, with sodium sulfite preservative). The cramps disappeared quickly and continued drinking of lemon juice allowed me to continue the fast for a total of 10 days.
The remedy must have been the lemon juice, because the herbal teas were very watery by themselves. I don't know why fasting caused such terrible muscle cramps, but I bet it's either the citric acid or vitamin C that completely relieves the symptoms.
Lobelia, Trace Minerals
★★★★★
LOBELIA Extract (brown liquid available in large health food stores & from herbalists). The most powerful antispasmodic natural medicine. In essence, a cramp is a a 'spasm' or knot of the muscle. A quick liberal spray or splash of the lobelia rubbed into & about 3" around the circumference of the cramped area & relief will be momentary & complete.
TRACE MINERALS
The other people's recommendations of trace minerals, AC vinegar etc daily will treat the 'cause' of the cramping if taken daily as an addition to the daily diet..(its a 'food' not a medicine) on an ongoing basis. And..improve digestion (& therefore absorption of minerals from food) & general quality of health in many regards.
I find the following taken at least twice daily approx 15mins before meals is an easy quick & relatively pleasant:
- 3 T AC Vinegar
- 1T Raw Honey (NOT pasturized or boiled sold in markets)
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup hot water
Stir & drink
Loosely Tied String
★★★★★
Magnesium
★★★★☆
- Magnesium (Mg2+),
- Calcium (Ca2+),
- Zinc (Zn2+),
- Copper (Cu2+),
- Manganese (Mn2+),
- Cobalt (Co2+),
- Nickel (Ni2+),
-- perhaps after taking one of these supplements, one should re-up on some electrolytes, especially ones in this set, or eat some pumpkin seeds + shilajit. I would imagine BSM would be very helpful.
(The US)
03/23/2025
Hyland's homeopathic Leg Cramps tablets, (am or pm), work all the time. I buy it at Publix but it is sold pretty much everywhere.
You can also tailor a homeopathic remedy to your specific situation, but LegCramps works for me just fine
https://www.drhomeo.com/?s=Leg+cramps
(The US)
03/23/2025
Hyland's Cell Salt #8 Mag Phos, Magnesia Phosphorica) relieves diverse cramps and cramping or radiating pain symptoms. Leg cramps, muscle cramps, muscle tension and soreness, abdominal cramping, and menstrual cramps can all be relieved by this natural cell salt without harmful or groggy side effects. For pain relief, Mag. Phos. specializes in cramping or radiating pain symptoms, and it is also an ideal remedy for headaches with darting pains. In general, Mag. Phos. works best for symptoms that improve with heat and worsen with cold.
There are 12 individual tissue or cell salt, or Bioplasma that includes all 12.
Cell salts satisfy mineral imbalances in the body, stimulating the body's natural healing process. When your body lacks these important cell salts, you are more vulnerable to common health concerns. By replenishing them, your body is better prepared to treat illnesses and enjoy better overall wellness. Mag. Phos., the star of every cramp and muscle remedy, is the essential cell salt made from magnesium phosphate, the mineral compound needed to keep muscles in sync with our brains and nervous systems.
Magnesium
★★★★★
(Virginia)
12/17/2022
Cris,
If a dose adjustment to your magnesium glycinate does not give adequate relief, magnesium chloride oil or mag oil will help as it allows higher magnesium tissue levels locally than magnesium glycinate can give. Here is a link to a typical spray mag oil product :
Just spray on and rub in. Relief is usually felt in a minute or three. Apply before sleep and this usually eliminates muscle cramping in the legs or elsewhere during the night.
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